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Polygenic risk scores in familial Alzheimer disease.
Neurology - 21 Mar 2017
Tosto Giuseppe, Bird Thomas D, Tsuang Debby, Bennett David A, Boeve Bradley F, Cruchaga Carlos, Faber Kelley, Foroud Tatiana M, Farlow Martin, Goate Alison M, Bertlesen Sarah, Graff-Radford Neill R, Medrano Martin, Lantigua Rafael, Manly Jennifer, Ottman Ruth, Rosenberg Roger, Schaid Daniel J, Schupf Nicole, Stern Yaakov, Sweet Robert A, Mayeux Richard
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between a genetic risk score (GRS) and familial late-onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD) and its predictive value in families multiply affected by the disease. METHODS: Using data from the National Institute on Aging Genetics Initiative for Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease (National Institute on Aging-Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Family Study), mixed regression models tested the...
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